Serial killer 'Son of Sam' upset over Spike Lee movie

NEW YORK {AP} David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" serial killer, says he is saddened by the upcoming release of Spike Lee's movie based on his 1977 murder spree.

"This madness, the ugliness of the past is resurfacing again all because some people want to make some money," Berkowitz said in a prison interview with The New York Times published Sunday.

Following his arrest 22 years ago, the former postal clerk confessed to fatally shooting six people and wounding seven others. He later said he took orders from a black Labrador retriever owned by a neighbor named Sam.

Berkowitz, 46, said he is now a born-again Christian.

"I pray for Spike Lee and his family, his wife, Tonya, his two children, Jackson and Satchel," he said. "God does not want me to be angry with anybody."

Besides Berkowitz, relatives of Berkowitz's victims also are upset about the movie, claiming it exploits the crimes for profit.